Tevita Qaqa Kapawale sentenced to life in prison

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Tevita Qaqa Kapawale will be sentenced by the High Court in Suva on July 29. Picture : ANDREW NAIDU.

Highseas murder accused Tevita Qaqa Kapawale had been sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum term of 26 years and two months.

Justice Dane Tuiqereqere delivered his sentence this morning at the High Court in Suva.

Kapawale was convicted for the murders of Benjamin Semuel Mattaputty, Eme Warma, Alfat Kodri, Samuela Sukera and Qiritavabea Cagilabakomeli, the attempted murder of Kaminieli Vucago and criminally intimidating Mitieli Cama, while aboard the fishing boat MV Tiro II in May 2021.